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Stop Following Tutorials: Build These 5 Backend Projects Instead

Build These 5 Backend Projects to Master APIs, Databases, System Design, and Production-Level Problem Solving.

Stop Following Tutorials: Build These 5 Backend Projects Instead

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Aug 3

10 Database Concepts Every Backend Developer Must Understand

You can build the cleanest APIs, write elegant business logic, and deploy your application flawlessly but if you don’t understand how…

10 Database Concepts Every Backend Developer Must Understand

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Aug 6

10 Backend Design Patterns Every Developer Should Know Before 2027

Build scalable, maintainable, and production-ready backend applications with the design patterns used by top software engineers.

10 Backend Design Patterns Every Developer Should Know Before 2027

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Sep 21

7 Database Scaling Techniques Every Backend Developer Should Know

7 Database Scaling Techniques Used in Large Applications

7 Database Scaling Techniques Every Backend Developer Should Know

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Fat Controllers in Spring Boot: How to Refactor a Controller That Does Everything

A code autopsy of a 200-line order controller, with a step-by-step Spring Boot refactor covering service boundaries, BigDecimal pricing…

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2d ago

Microservices Are Not a Scaling Strategy: 8 Problems to Understand Before You Split Your Monolith

A practical look at network failures, distributed transactions, data ownership, observability, deployment, security, and the modular…

Microservices Are Not a Scaling Strategy: 8 Problems to Understand Before You Split Your Monolith

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4d ago

iLovePDF Alternatives: Free, Offline & Safer Options

I tested 5 iLovePDF alternatives for privacy, offline access, OCR, editing, and security. Here’s which tools are actually worth switching…

iLovePDF Alternatives: Free, Offline & Safer Options

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6d ago

Stop Returning null. It’s Creating Problems You Don’t See.

Your method returns null, your API looks fine and your tests pass. Then one innocent line of code takes down the whole request.

Stop Returning null. It’s Creating Problems You Don’t See.

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Nov 6

Stop Adding More Servers: Fix These 7 Backend Bottlenecks First

Adding more servers feels like scaling, but if your architecture has bottlenecks, you’re just spreading the same problem across more…

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Nov 4

Your API Works Fine Until 10,000 Users Arrive. Then What?

How connection pools, database bottlenecks, concurrency, and downstream dependencies turn a healthy API into a production incident.

Your API Works Fine Until 10,000 Users Arrive. Then What?

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Writing about software engineering, coding, system design, AI, and the lessons I wish I'd learned sooner. More: https://linktr.ee/ckgopi

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